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box
(name)
(place)
(definition)
(1 vote)
n 1: a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he
rummaged through a box of spare parts"
2: private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group
can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty" [syn:
box, loge]
3: the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of
chocolates" [syn: box, boxful]
4: a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is
impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner" [syn:
corner, box]
5: a rectangular drawing; "the flowchart contained many boxes"
6: evergreen shrubs or small trees [syn: box, boxwood]
7: any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the
batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; "the umpire
warned the batter to stay in the batter's box"
8: the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box
with the driver" [syn: box, box seat]
9: separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people;
"the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"
10: a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a
good box on the ear"
v 1: put into a box; "box the gift, please" [syn: box,
package] [ant: unbox]
2: hit with the fist; "I'll box your ears!"
3: engage in a boxing match
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clocks
(definition)
n 1: European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and
Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike
leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by
slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for
forage [syn: redstem storksbill, alfilaria,
alfileria, filaree, filaria, clocks, pin grass,
pin clover, Erodium cicutarium]
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cox
(name)
(place)
(definition)
n 1: either of two related enzymes that control the production
of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin [syn:
cyclooxygenase, Cox]
2: the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew [syn:
coxswain, cox]
v 1: act as the coxswain, in a boat race
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faux
(name)
(definition)
adj 1: not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine
article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic
fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with
imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator
hide" [syn: fake, false, faux, imitation,
simulated]
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flummox
(definition)
v 1: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--
I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This
question really stuck me" [syn: perplex, vex, stick,
get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose,
bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel,
amaze, dumbfound]
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outfox
(definition)
v 1: outdo someone in trickery
2: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She
outfoxed her competitors" [syn: outwit, overreach,
outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent]
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stocks
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
2: a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving
veterinary attention or while being shod
3: a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy
timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the
hands) of an offender could be locked
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talks
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout
negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept
an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and
Palestinians" [syn: negotiation, dialogue, talks]
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fawkes
(name)
(definition)
n 1: English conspirator who was executed for his role in a plot
to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament (1570-1606)
[syn: Fawkes, Guy Fawkes]
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balks
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blocks
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block's
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blocs
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bloc's
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bucks
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chalks
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cocks
(name)
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flocks
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frocks
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hawks
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jocks
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knocks
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locks
(name)
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rocks
(name)
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boxx
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brox
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coxe
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adcox
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ballcocks
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macaques
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faulks
(name)
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hawkes
(name)
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laux
(name)
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hbox
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glocks